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Female (novel)
''Female'' is a 1933 novel by Donald Henderson Clarke. It was translated into Czech as ''Samička : Román ženy'' (1934). The novel was used as the basis of the feature film ''Female'', produced the same year by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. Turner Classic Moviesbr>Notes for ''Female''/ref> Plot The story is about the rise of determined, emotionally hardened Margy Kane (daughter of a fencer and a parlor maid) from the back alleys of New England to her married life on Park Avenue. Reception The book was declared obscene by the Brooklyn Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the New York State Unified Court System. (Its Appellate Division is also the highest intermediate appellate court.) It is vested with unlimited civ ... in 1935. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Henderson Clarke
Donald Henderson Clarke (August 24, 1887 – March 27, 1958) was an American writer and journalist, known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction, and screenplays. Biography Clarke was born August 24, 1887 in South Hadley, Massachusetts and died March 27, 1958 in Delray Beach, Florida. John Ford directed many of his screenplays. Bibliography Novels *''Louis Beretti'' (1929) Also published as ''Louis Beretti: The Story of a Gunman.''(A. A. Knopf: London, 1930.) **Basis of his screenplay for the 1930 film, '' Born Reckless'' **Translated into French as ''Louis Beret'' (1933) and as ''Un nommé Louis Beretti'' (1949) **Translated into German as ''Louis Beretti'' (1933) **Translated into Spanish as ''Un hombre llamado Louis Beretti'' (1981) *''In the Reign of Rothstein'' (1929) **Review, by Helen Gregory MacGill ''American Journal of Sociology'', Sep., 1931, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 345 *''Millie'' (1930) **Basis of the 1931 film ''Millie'' *''Impatient Virgin'' (1931) **Filmed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |